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What is the Story You Tell Yourself?

Have you ever said any of the following sentences?

  • I am not good at school
  • I am not an outdoors person
  • I don’t like exercising
  • I am not handy
  • I am not interested in long-term relationships

Kukerundtsyndrom 2.0

Kukerundtsyndrom 2.0 is about the lack of progress not only in the gym but in life as a whole.

Introduction

Ten years ago, Swedish fitness and nutrition guru Martin Berkhan wrote an article that went viral among fitness enthusiasts, where he introduced the concept of "Fuckarounditis" to express his frustration over gym rats lacking progress due to misplaced focus on their workouts. Kjetil Åmdal translated the article into Norwegian, and the term "Kukerundtsyndrom" was born. The article is still available on fitnessbloggen.no and can be read here.